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It's been awhile. 

 All I can say is...reno life is busy.  We'll talk about that another day though.  Today let's look at Colleen's laundry room.

My friend Colleen has a HUGE room for laundry and storage and even extra space to set up a craft/sewing table.  I went over the other day to help her purge, sort and get things placed efficiently.

Before

Huge right?

Our first task was to create a space for Colleen's scrap booking supplies, gift wrap and sewing items.  Before I arrived, Colleen's swell hubby put up peg board.  We put a table against it and gave her a chair for the craft end and another chair for the sewing end.  We moved a shelf from across the room to the end of the table for additional storage.  Everything got it's own little spot.

Before

After

Let's have a closer look at the peg board.  What a fun invention!  You can buy a wide variety of hooks to hang just about anything.  You could paint it.  You could outline your items on there for a fun look.  Another friend has it on her basement ceiling instead of dropped panels.  Love it!

Next, the storage area.  We went through every cupboard and organized them by category...bedding in one, seasonal decor in another...you get the idea.  

Before

The pink basket holds ironing.

After

The laundry area.

Before

We put all the cleaning supplies in the red box and the green bin is for lone socks.

After

The back corner by the door got tidied as well.

Before

We put the filing cabinet and shredder in the corner as they are not used often, and stacked extra laundry baskets on top.

After

So, let's review.

Before

After

Ahhh...that peaceful feeling that comes when your stuff has it's own spot and you know exactly where it is...priceless.